Council refuses to release files on Haulbowline site

CORK County Council has refused to release documents to the subcontractor at the centre of the Haulbowline toxic waste dump scandal.

The decision further fuels speculation of a cover-up at official level about the extent of the environmental disaster, whistleblower Stephen Griffin said last night.

He said it flies in the face of promises of full disclosure and openness by Environment Minister John Gormley after the Irish Examiner broke the story last week.